of the Council of Maryland. 7

Monday 1^st November 1779
Present as on Saturday —
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt Willis
Newton Sixty two Pounds and nine pence half penny due him per
Acc^t passed by the Dep^y Aud^r
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt Beriah Maybury One hun-
dred Pounds, fourteen shillings and nine pence per Account passed
by the Dep^y Aud. and also the further Sum of one hundred Pounds
on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to John Fowler one hundred and
forty two Pounds, seventeen shillings and six Pence for the use of
Flora Fowler and also the further Sum of one hundred and five
Pounds for the use of Frances Campbell per Accounts passed by the
Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to James Horner Thirteen Pounds
ten shillings for the use of Grafton Preston who was lately a Sol-
dier in the 4^th Maryland Regim^t for 9 M^o and was regularly dis-
charged allowed him in leiw of Cloathing by an Act of Assembly to
procure Troops for the American Army —

Liber C B
No. 23
November I

Tuesday 2^d November 1779
Present as on Yesterday Tho Sim Lee Esq^r Attended.
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Edward Lloyd
Esquire one hundred and sixteen Pounds, seven shillings and six
Pence per Account passed by the Aud G^l and also the further Sum
of one hundred and Eighty three Pounds on Account.
Commission issued to Zach^a Forrest elected Sheriff for Saint
Mary's County
On hearing the Petition of Thomas Dorsey complaining against
the election of Sheriffs for Harford County and the Proof and Alle-
gations offered by him and James Horner the Person who is re-
turned as having the greatest number of Votes and examining the
Witnesses produced by them and deliberately considering the same
none of the Petitioners who subscribed the Petition signed by
Edmund Talbot & others Inhabitants of Harford County having
Attended It is by this Board unanimously adjudged that the said
Election for Sheriffs of Harford County begun and held on Monday
the fourth day of October last was not made fairly & freely and
agreeable to the Constitution of this State and therefore that a new

November 2

Writ of Election for Sheriffs for the said County issue agreeable to
the Directions of the Form of Government and the Act of Assembly
in such Case made & Provided —
On hearing the Petition of Fielder Bowie alledging that the last
Election for Sheriffs for Prince George's County was not fairly

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